The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade (No-nonsense Guides)

The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade (No-nonsense Guides)

by Gideon Burrows (Author)

Synopsis

This volume names the players in the arms trade and charts the impact that it has had on war, human rights and development. The financial and trade mechanisms that permit the arms trade to continue are revealed, including tales of bribery and corruption. Gideon Burrows concludes his examination by reviewing the ways in which this trade can be controlled or even abolished.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 17 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 185984426X
ISBN 13: 9781859844267

Media Reviews
a splendid new series of pocketable guides - The Guardian closest to the hot headline issues are the No Nonsense Guides - Boyd Tonkin, The Independent The No Nosense Guides are the most accessible and enjoyable means for people with hurried lives to find out how the world really works. - George Monbiot a mass of useful and fascinating information - Times Literary Supplement ...should be in every secondary school library - Diva
Author Bio
Gideon Burrows is a London-based journalist and campaigner. He has benn coordinator of the British Campaign Against the Arms Trade, is actively involved in the peace and arms trade movement and is a conscientious objector to paying taxes for military purposes.